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Hace 4 días · Liberty Leading the People, painting (1830) by French artist Eugene Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution that deposed King Charles X. The heroic scene was initially received with mixed reviews, but it became one of Delacroix’s most popular paintings, an emblem of justified revolt.
Liberty Leading the People (French: La Liberté guidant le peuple [la libɛʁte ɡidɑ̃ lə pœpl]) is a painting of the Romantic era by the French artist Eugène Delacroix, commemorating the July Revolution of 1830 that toppled King Charles X.
- 260 cm × 325 cm (102.4 in × 128.0 in)
- Eugène Delacroix
- 1830
Delacroix’s painting, Liberty Leading the People, at first seems to be overpowered by chaos, but on closer inspection, it is a composition filled with subtle order. The first thing a viewer may notice is the monumental—and nude to the waist—female figure.
4 de may. de 2022 · Liberty Leading the People (1830) by Eugène Delacroix is considered one of the most revolutionary paintings from French history and French Romanticism. It is described as a “national icon”, depicting and symbolizing the French uprising against the monarchy of the time it was painted.
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6 de dic. de 2023 · Liberty. Delacroix’s painting, Liberty Leading the People, at first seems to be overpowered by chaos, but on closer inspection, it is a composition filled with subtle order. The first thing a viewer may notice is the monumental—and nude to the waist—female figure.
In Liberty Leading the People, a large-scale piece painted in 1830, Romantic artist Eugène Delacroix explores all three of these motifs, culminating in a canvas that epitomizes the spirit of the Revolution. Who was Eugène Delacroix? Eugène Delacroix, “Self-Portrait with Green Vest,” 1837 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Delacroix's painting, Liberty Leading the People, captures the 1830 French Revolution. It features Liberty, an allegorical figure, leading diverse classes of people over a barricade. The artwork showcases chaos, energy, and the cost of revolution, while using vibrant colors and loose brushwork, breaking traditional art rules.
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